Noon Forecast
Situation: [ft The large anticyclone cov-l ering New Zealand is mov-l ing slowly east-wards; as itj does so the strong north-j westerly flow over the south! Tasman Sea is spreading on: to the South Island. [I Forecasts: Canterbury: Fine, light or i moderate winds, northeasterlies about the coast and north-westerlies inland; moderate day temperatures. (
Marlborough, Nelson: Moderate northerlies about the Sounds, otherwise light winds; fine apart from some areas of cloud; moderate day temperatures. Buller. Westland: Cloudy or becoming cloudy in the far south with scattered areas of mainly light rain: elsewhere generally fine with moderate day tern peratures; light winds. Outlook: Fine.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1031.8 1032.4 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 12 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday . 5 To date this month 5 To date this year .. 538 To date last year .. 469 Average to date .. 398 Average for August 53 Wettest August (1941) 196 ■ Driest August <1911; 21 Sunshine: hours Yesterday 9hr 12min Saturday 9hr 36min To date this month 39 i To date this year .. 1158 I To date last year . 1125 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 73 Per cent at 6 p.m . 89 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. xesterday. —Maximum 13deg, minimum j Ideg. grass —2 deg, rainfall nil
SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.36 a.m ; sets. 5.34 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.35 a.m.; sets. 536 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 8.52 a.m : sets, 8.43 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 9.21 a.m.; sets. 9.4: p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Tod ' 6.37 a.m. and 7 p.m. To morrow: 7.27 a.m. and 74 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: August 12. 8 p.m. [Full moon. August 18, 10 p.m I Last quarter: August 26. J New moon: September 3, 4 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg, cloudy, S.W, 3 knots. : Wellington: 13deg, fine, N.E. 9 • ■ knots. ; Christchurch: 12deg, fine, N.E, 5 knots. [Dunedin: 15deg, partly cloudy, calm,
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